“There were a couple of key moments in the game. We were attacking inside the 22 and turned the ball over and they went down the field and scored a try so that felt like a 14-point turnaround.

“Montpellier competed very well at the breakdown and we weren’t accurate enough in that area. At halftime we talked about being more clinical holding onto the ball and eventually we got over towards the end.

“We had some opportunities out there but so did Montpellier, so it was an even enough match really.”

Leinster are confident that Cian Healy and Sean O’Brien will be fit for Sunday’s first home game of the campaign when Glasgow visit the RDS.